This Blade of Ours - (This Monster of Mine) by Shalini Abeysekara (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

#1 Sunday Times Bestselling Author

Death isn't finished with them yet.

Sarai thought the worst was behind her, but ten months after bringing Kadra back from Death himself and exposing the culprits behind the city's serial killings, eerie omens now rock the capital: deadly insect plagues from the north, worsening lightning storms, and Kadra's enemies mysteriously found dead without trial. And now left Godstouched from his time in the afterlife, Kadra has been plunged into waking nightmares that not only threaten his sanity, but herald the destruction of everything he holds dear.

When historical tensions fracture into civil war, a powerful group emerges from the chaos and seizes control led by a man whose very voice can kill: Noceo bu Kader, Kadra's estranged older brother--and he's hellbent on taking everything from Kadra, including Sarai.

On the run as fugitives in the very city they used to govern, Sarai and Kadra are forced to reckon with long-buried secrets in order to outwit a family with roots as deep in power as in evil. But to do so, they'll have to make it past the traps Clan Kader has rigged against their most enduring enemies yet: themselves.

About the Author

Shalini Abeysekara is the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of This Monster of Mine. As a former corporate lawyer, she enjoys using fantasy to interrogate reality, exploring monstrosity--perceived and real--and centering neurodivergent women of color reckoning with themselves and their place in a world that tells them they're too much and not enough. She is passionate about demystifying traditional publishing for all writers. When not writing, she games her life away and tries to make the perfect entremet. Most days though, she can't believe she's an adult, and hope you don't either.